Sardinia 1826(g) P lira

Sincona sale 39, lot 3731

This specimen was lot 3731 in Sincona sale 39 (Zürich, May 2017), where it did not sell. The catalog description^[1] noted,

"ITALY | House of Savoy. Sardinia, Carlo Felice, 1821-1831 Lira 1826. Genova. Gutes sehr schön. (kingdom of Sardinia, Charles Felix, 1821-31, lira of 1826, Genoa mint. Good very fine.)"

The Duchy of Savoy was an Italian state wedged between France and Milan and was often the victim of invasions from both directions. In 1720, the duke acquired the island of Sardinia and promoted himself to king of Sardinia. In 1799, king Carlo Emanuele IV was evicted by Napoleon and the region converted to the Ligurian Republic then annexed to France. Sardinia did not recover her independence until 1815. The king was rewarded by Metternich with the republic of Genoa, which he added to his territory and opened a branch mint there in addition to his existing mint at Turin. The Turin mint used an eagle's head as a mintmark while coins struck at Genoa sported an anchor (shown here).

Recorded mintage: 153,538, a common date.

Specification: 5 g, 0.900 fine silver, 23 mm diameter, lettered edge, this specimen 4.94 g.

Catalog reference: Nomisma 564. Pagani 99, KM 121.2.

Source:

• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• Gigante, Fabio, Gigante 2016: Catalogo Nazionale delle Monete Italiano Dal '700 All'Euro, 24a ed. Varese, Italy, 2015.
• Montenegro, Eupremio, Montenegro 2015: Manuale del Collezionista di Monete Italiane, 30 ed., Torino, Italy: Montenegro s.a.s., 2014.
• ^[1]Jürg Richter, Auction 39, World coins and medals, coins and medals from Switzerland, Zürich: Sincona AG, 2017.

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